Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
THE BLAIR BILL.
Representative O'FerralI of Virginia
Will Introduce the Original
Bill in the House.
A Well.Defiaed Rum0r that Ex.C0n.
gresham Mckenzie of Kentucky
Hill be Minister to Mexico.
to the senate-FrovisioDs OF Senator
tCoke's Court Bill.
o'FERRALL's BILLS.

tive " ceITdIl OF virginia Is going 80 in
troduce the Blair educational bill in the
House on the first call O. the states. He
says he is confident that the bill will pass
the House just as it went through the
Senate last session il IL Is not hung up in
the committee. II 1t had ever been el-
lowed to come TO vote in the last House
| he says it would have passed
with a majority of forty. More Demo-
| Gratis than Republicans opposed it, so he
thinks that its chances In this House are
increased by the smallness of the Demo
cratic majority.
| He Is going to introduce another bill in
the interest Of eastern cattle raisers, re-
| quiripg the csttlemen whose herds are
fed cn government lands to pay some rent
or tax for the privilege.
EXPOSITION OF THE SOUTHEAST.
| Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 "A Joint resolu-
| tion introduced by Senator Call to-day
| authorizes the several executive depart
| mentS to loan government articles or
| material to the Industrial, agricultural
and horticultural exposition OF the south
each to be held st Jacksonville, Fla. It
also authorizes the Commissioner of
Agriculture to obtain fruits, shrubs and
plants for the use of the exposition, and
! appropriates therefor the sum of $4,000.
! MINISTER TO MEXICO.
| 1t is said Inat tx Congressman McKen-
zie OF Kentucky is TO be appointed Min-
lister to Mexico. Mr.. Mckenzie is well
known in Washington and has many
friends here. He has been heartily in
dOrsed by the Democrats OF Kentucky,
and his friends believe he will get the
appointment.
The bill introduced by Senator Coke ia
the Senate to-day to limit the jurisdiction
| Of United States courts provides that the
Circuit and Distric. cougts Of the UaiteG
| States shall not take original cognizance
OF any suit OF civil nature between any
| corporation organized under the laws Of
any state, aud citiz n of any state in
| which corporation st the time of action
| may have been carrying on any business
except ln cases arising under the patent
or copyright laws. ~
TEXAS NOMINATIONS.
The following Texas nominations Of
recess appointments were sent to the
Senate yesterday: James P Gilmer,
postmaster at Honey Grove, Fannin
county; Ira Fl. Harrison, postmaster st
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins county; Will
lam S. Robson, postmaster at La Grange,
Fayette county; Charlotte A. Whitaker,
at Texarksns, Bowie county.
ASSISTANT DOoRKEEPER.
s Mr.. William Fl. Nichols of Texas has
fbeen appointed assistant doorkeeper OF
the House. He was candidate for door
keeper, but as he did not develop SUI
fcient strength to make his election sure,
mis- friends withdrew his name and gave
their support to Hurt, who has thus rec
ognized the obligation.
PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE.
The post, &c az Cameron will be made
q presidentiol one after January l.
PosTMAsTERs' CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia. the post.
masters convention this morning one
kdelegate from each state represented WAS
Eeppointed as q national committee to
draft and take charge Of the bill to be pre-.
sented to Congress. The convention
then adjourned subject to the call of the
national committee.
CONTESTED ELKCTION CASES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is The House
held its first meeting to-day. Almost
"1sA0As AiSSdSGASn lCs
solved to take up the Thoebe. Carlisle
contested election case. Beyond 8 gen
ersl desire to speedily dispose Of the
Thoebe- Carlisle case there was no init
nation when the other contested election
cases will be considered.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
James 81. Hughes, Hamburg; Samuel
More, GAINESVILLE.
" TO LIMIT JURISDICTION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia bill iutro-
Guced by Senator Coke to limit the juris-
diction Of Uaited States courts, provides
that the Circuit and District courts of the
United States shall not take original cog
nizsnce of any suit OF civil nature be-
tween . corporation organized under the
laws OF any state and citizen of any
state in which the corporation at the time
OF action may have been carrying on shy
business, except il cases arising under
patent or copyright laws.
TO PROTECT WORkMEN.
A bill by Senator George to protect
employees aud servants engaged in
foreign and interstate commerce, de-
clares that they shall be entitled to re-
cover damages for any injury sustained
through the careless, negligent or unskil-
iul act or omission Of their employers or
masters or of their fellow servants en-
gagged in the same service.
TO LICENSE CONDUCTORS.
Senator But er to-day introduced bill
10 license railway conductors engaged In
Interstate commerce. 1t provides that
no railway shall employ any person as q
railway conductor upon any train engsged
in interstate commerce unless the person
is licensed as provided By this act. It
provides for a3chief examiner, who shall
have had five years service as railway
conductor, and board OF supervising
examiners, to constitute national
board Of examiners, which shall
establish all necessary regulations. The |
examiners shall be assigned |
to certain district over which they |
shall exercise control. !. also provides |